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Lembitu

1200 - 1217

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Lembitu (Estonian also: Lembit, died 21 September 1217) was an ancient Estonian king from Sakala County and military leader in the struggle against German crusaders at the beginning of the 13th century. He is the only Estonian pre-Crusade ruler, about whom some biographical information is known (he is mentioned only in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry). Lembitu, also referred to in Latin as Lambite, Lembito or Lembitus, was first mentioned in chronicles in 1211. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lembitu has received more than 57,363 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lembitu is the 7,992nd most popular politician (down from 7,717th in 2019).

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  • 57k

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  • 55.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lembitu ranks 7,992 out of 19,576. Before him are Ashot II of Armenia, John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Zhang Wentian, Zawisza Czarny, and S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. After him are Samak Sundaravej, Princess Caroline of Denmark, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Peter I, Duke of Brittany, Rogvolod, and Trpimir I of Croatia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Lembitu ranks 29. Before him are Hadewijch, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Suleiman II, Jean de Chelles, and Liang Kai. After him are Smilets of Bulgaria, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, Peire de Montagut, Kilij Arslan III, Caupo of Turaida, and Garnier de Nablus. Among people deceased in 1217, Lembitu ranks 5. Before him are Niketas Choniates, Ibn Jubayr, Henry I of Castile, and Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia. After him are Caupo of Turaida, Inge II of Norway, Isabella, Countess of Gloucester, David of Dinant, Philip Simonsson, and Alexander Neckam.

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